iExpo - Student Idea
Competition
Information for Students
What is the iExpo?
The iExpo is an event where, in the form of a reverse job fair, you can showcase the projects, research, and business ideas you’ve developed throughout the semester in various topics — as well as your personal competencies and presentation skills.
The event also provides an excellent opportunity for companies seeking future employees to get to know you and potentially offer internships or job opportunities.
As part of the event, you are required to create a poster presenting your project. Experts will provide feedback and evaluate your work, presentation, and overall project. Short, concise presentations are especially favored.
IMPORTANT: Part of the task is to invite the experts to your booth. Be open, take initiative, and don’t hesitate to approach them!
At the end of the event, the most outstanding students and teams — those who collect the highest scores — will receive scholarships and valuable prizes offered by our corporate partners.
PROGRAMME PLAN - 2nd December 2026
The program schedule is not yet final and will be updated with the exact times soon.
12:00 Registration - UP FBE - I. Floor
13:00-15:00 iEXPO – presentation of student projects
15:00-15:45Packing up - Packing up your cardboards, putting away your things from the stand (please try to leave your stand in the same way that you've got it)
15:45-16:30 Results announcement – PTE Faculty of Law - Molnár Kálmán auditorium (ground floor)
Registration
Register individually or in teams of up to 6 members!
If you are participating as a team, please note that only one member should fill out the registration form!
Registration deadline: November 17.
Important: In addition to online registration, on-site registration will also be required on the day of the event!
Categories
Click on the category for more details! IMPORTANT: These are still subject to change!
1. Research and Analysis
This category welcomes projects that explore a topic by collecting and analysing data, information or academic literature. Examples include market research, surveys, interview studies, statistical analyses and comparative studies. Present your research question, explain your methods and highlight your main findings, including how they could be applied in practice.
2. Problem Solving and Consulting
Have you developed a solution to a specific challenge faced by a business, nonprofit organisation or institution? This category is your opportunity to present your analysis of the problem and the professional recommendations you developed. Projects might include a marketing plan, proposals for improving operations or a new approach to customer experience. Outline the implementation steps and the expected benefits of your proposed solution.
3. Sustainable Living Lab
This category focuses on sustainability projects built around collaboration and experimentation in real-life settings. The Living Lab approach involves students working with users, communities or organisations to develop and test solutions together. Present the challenge you are addressing, the people involved, your testing process or plan, and any lessons learned from feedback.
4. Sustainability projects
This category welcomes projects that support environmental, social or economic sustainability. Topics might include responsible consumption, waste reduction, energy efficiency, equal opportunities or responsible business practices. Explain the challenge your project addresses, who benefits from it and how it could contribute to lasting, sustainable change.
5. Idea and Innovation
Have you come up with a new product, service, business model or technological solution? This category puts original ideas and improvements to existing solutions in the spotlight. Explain the need your idea addresses, who it is designed for and what makes it distinctive. You can demonstrate its potential through a prototype, user feedback or an implementation plan.
6. General
If your project combines several disciplines or does not clearly fit into any of the other categories, you can present it here. Examples include art and design work, educational initiatives, cultural or community programmes, and other distinctive student projects. Explain your project's purpose, how you developed it and the results you have achieved or hope to achieve.
Important information
Each team will be provided with one cardboard display (size: 1 m × 0.7 m), which you can fill with your own content. This will serve as your exhibition poster, so make sure the project title appears on it! The poster should be eye-catching — let your creativity flow! (If you need inspiration, you can view some examples from previous years HERE.)
You can pick up the boards on the 3rd floor of the Faculty of Business and Economics (PTE KTK), in room B315. (If you bring your own board, please make sure it is also 1 m × 0.7 m in size.)
Each student team must display their poster on a panel or table.
Teams will be divided into different zones, within which you may choose your own spot. It’s a good idea to arrive early — the best places go fast!
On-site registration will take place on the 1st floor from 12:00. There you’ll receive your name badge and a sheet with your team number and name, which should be placed on your table/panel. The sheet will also indicate your assigned zone — once you know it, go find your area and choose your preferred spot.
After this, the iExpo begins at 13:00, when the experts arrive and the pitching starts!
For evaluation purposes, it’s crucial that you be open, confident, and proactive. Don’t hesitate to approach the experts, invite them to your booth, and present your project in a short 1–2 minute pitch!
This year, experts will award unicoin points virtually — if you’re convincing enough, they’ll vote for you on an online platform.
At 15:00, the expert evaluation ends. We’ll summarize the results and announce the winning teams in the Molnár Kálmán lecture hall (Faculty of Law, ground floor, room 018).
In the spirit of sustainability, please bring your own water bottle, as the competition runs from 12:00 to 16:00, including the awards ceremony!
Don’t forget to visit the selfie box on the 2nd-floor staircase landing and take a team photo!